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Weekend recruiting recap for Notre Dame Football

Most of the action happened early but there were still some interesting developments

The Irish once again were active this weekend on the recruiting trail. A few commits to start off the end of the week led into a “quiet” Saturday and Sunday. There was still some action, with official visits, a new offer and more. Check out below this weekends recruiting action for Notre Dame.

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Friday Night Notes: Mark Whipple and Nebraska’s rise, Notre Dame disrupts Michigan lineage, squatting 595, plus more

The latest edition of USA TODAY High School Sports’ Friday Night Notes discusses the latest in recruiting news from across the nation.

USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2022 to ’23 and beyond.

Look back 30 years ago in the college football world, and you’ll see that part of the battle for supremacy included the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Tommy Frazier, Ahman Green and Lawrence Phillips. Osborne is at the helm. A slew of defensive standouts, Ed Stewart and the Blackshirt dynasties. The overall product made the Cornhuskers a powerhouse contender and a recruiting mecca for high school football’s best year after year.

And though Nebraska has had success since then, nothing has matched the overall dynamics of the stretch back in the 1990s.

Instead, it’s been more of a spiral toward a gray area among college football teams, where coaching woes and atypical records have been more of the norm in Lincoln. From an outsider’s eye, those shortcomings had left the fans, alumni and boosters—one and the same—hoping for a resurgence, for the trend to shift back to when Nebraska ruled. 

And with that, we arrive at a point in time when the 2020s are the new 1990s for Nebraska football.

Where, overall, things… things don’t seem so meh.

While head coach Scott Frost’s latest haul isn’t a 5-star bonanza, there is something notable about landing top in-state recruits. (They aren’t leaving the state? Check.) Casey Thompson and Chubba Purdy highlight a transfer portal group that only adds to the upgrades for 2022 and beyond. 

Surprising? To me, yes. Very much so. And give credit to Mark Whipple, who kicks off Year One as offensive coordinator, for much of that. The former Pitt OC has been around the recruiting game for decades, including the years when Nebraska was tops. So he knows what it takes.

He also knows that recruiting is simply a teaser for the larger work ahead.

“Recruiting, no question, is really, really important,” Whipple told 247Sports. “But a lot of it still has to do with development and the coaching culture.”

Here’s more from the notebook…

2024 5-star QB CJ Carr commits to Notre Dame over MSU, UM, others

Michigan State has come up just short on one of the top quarterback targets in the 2024 class

Michigan State has come up just short on one of the top quarterback targets in the 2024 class.

Five-star quarterback CJ Carr announced where he’ll be playing his college ball on Thursday, and it sadly won’t be in East Lansing, Mich. Carr, the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, officially committed to Notre Dame on Thursday.

Michigan State was one of six finalists for Carr’s talents, with Notre Dame, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and LSU being the other schools in play. Carr hails from Saline, Mich. and is ranked as the No. 5 quarterback and No. 20 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2024 class.

Carr’s decision to commit to Notre Dame could influence another big-time quarterback prospect Michigan State is targeting — 2023 five-star prospect Dante Moore out of Detroit. Michigan State has made Moore a priority but Notre Dame was considered by some as the favorite to land him. Could Carr’s decision influence Moore to go elsewhere and maybe open the door for Michigan State? That may be a bit optimistic as a Spartans fan but is something to keep an eye on with Carr locking in with the Fighting Irish.

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Notre Dame gets commitment from 5-star 2024 QB CJ Carr

Elite quarterback prospect CJ Carr committed to Notre Dame, giving the Fighting Irish a five-star QB in the class of 2024.

Notre Dame football broke into the top-10 of recruiting class rankings in 2021. Its 2022 class is ranked No. 9. Its early returns for 2023 have been stellar, leading the way at No. 1 as summer gets underway, and with the commitment of 2024 quarterback CJ Carr, the Fighting Irish are on track to continue this success.

Carr, a five-star quarterback ranked No. 20 in the country and No. 5 among all quarterbacks in his class, announced Thursday that he has committed to Notre Dame.

“When I knew that I found the right spot for me, I knew I wanted to get that out of the way and commit. Notre Dame is the spot,” he said to 247Sports.

Carr chose Notre Dame over 19 other offers, most notably Michigan, of which the bloodline runs deep. His grandfather Lloyd Carr coached the Wolverines to a championship and his father Jason Carr was a quarterback on the team in the early- to mid-1990s.

Carr is listed at 6-foot-2.5 and 190 pounds. As a sophomore, he passed for almost 2,700 yards and 28 touchdowns and helped Saline (Mich.) go 9-1, according to Maxpreps.

He is the second five-star quarterback in his class to commit to a school. Dylan Raiola of Chandler (Ariz.) is committed to Ohio State.

It’s far too early for class rankings to be meaningful, but for what it’s worth, Notre Dame now has the second-best class in the class of 2024.

Five initial thoughts regarding QB Carr’s commitment to Notre Dame

What do you think happens next for the Irish?

What a huge commitment for the Irish. It really hasn’t sunk in how impactful Michigan quarterback [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] joining the 2024 Notre Dame recruiting class is but we can’t help but get ahead of ourselves. Here are my five initials thoughts regarding the star signal-caller heading South and joining the Blue and Gold.

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Scouts View: Notre Dame’s newest commitment, ‘24 QB C.J. Carr

The Irish are getting an elite quarterback prospect

The Irish scored a massive recruiting win this evening as Michigan 2024 quarterback [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] verbally pledged to Notre Dame. [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] has made it a point to up the Irish’s level of recruiting and that’s exactly what has happened, Carr’s commitment reinforcing that.

As for Carr joining the class, he’s viewed as one of the best quarterback’s in his class. I had the pleasure of seeing him live last summer during a camp and that was a reason why there was a lot of hype surrounding him. Here is my scouts view of what I saw then and an assessment highlights of his sophomore season for Saline.

Everything I saw about a year ago has seemingly improved, from Carr’s arm strength to his mobility. He was a bit raw when seeing him live but he was great during his sophomore year, completing 64% of his passes for 2,696-yards with 28 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Carr is a bit skinny for his six-foot-thee-inch frame but as he get’s older, his body will fill out.

Carr has great touch on his deep-balls, often putting just enough touch on them that opposing defenders think they have a change to bat it away, but goes right over their fingertips. Proper loft and angles on those throws were very impressive. He most likely won’t win any longest throw competitions, but Carr’s arm strength is good enough to get the job done.

Although Carr is not the best athlete at quarterback, he still has to respected for his running abilities. What he does do at an elite level is create time for himself, in and out of the pocket. Carr has a great ability to buy himself extra time, while keeping his eyes down the field and finding open receivers. His accuracy on the move is just as impressive. Carr is also great inside ten-yards, the accuracy shines once again on those throws.

Overall, the Irish are getting one of the best players regardless of position in the 2024 recruiting cycle. This is a home run verbal that gives Freeman and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees a player who has the ability to start for multiple years and play at an extremely high level.

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5-star Michigan HS quarterback CJ Carr is ready to commit

5-star class of 2024 quarterback prospect CJ Carr is ranked as a five-star recruit and plays football for Saline High School in Michigan.

Class of 2024 quarterback prospect CJ Carr is one of the best rising juniors in the country. Carr, who is ranked as a five-star recruit, plays football for Saline High School in Saline, Michigan.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound quarterback threw 28 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 2021. Carr is ready to make a commitment. He plans to commit on June 9 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

The five-star quarterback will decide between Michigan, Georgia, Notre Dame, LSU, Michigan State, and Wisconsin. CJ Carr is expected to commit to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which could upset some Michigan fans.

Why would losing CJ Carr to a historic rival be so painful for Michigan? Carr not only has a very strong connection to the University of Michigan, but is also the top class of 2024 recruit in Michigan.

CJ Carr’s grandfather is Lloyd Carr, who played quarterback for the Wolverines for one season after spending three years at Missouri. Lloyd Carr coached at Michigan from 1980-2007. Carr served as Michigan’s head coach from 1995-2007 and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr coached Tom Brady and other great players during his career. His grandson, CJ, is ready to decide where he will play college football. Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports

CJ Carr will create his own legacy. Perhaps it will be easier for him to do so away from Michigan. Carr has a lot to talent. He’s the No. 5 quarterback in the class of 2024 and the No. 20 overall recruit. Carr has scholarship offers from Minnesota, Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin, and more.

Carr has every right to pick his own path, but is obviously very familiar with the Michigan program. The Wolverines were the first school to offer the five-star quarterback.

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Is today the day for Notre Dame to land a five-star quarterback?

Hard to imagine Notre Dame isn’t The Victor in this commitment announcement…

Things seemed to develop very quickly in Notre Dame’s recruitment of five-star 2024 quarterback [autotag]C.J. Carr[/autotag] over the last week as after camping in South Bend over the weekend, Carr stated Monday that he’d be announcing his college commitment on Thursday night.

Well, we’ve reached Thursday and all signs remain to Carr making a verbal commitment to Notre Dame official at 7 p.m. ET when his announcement will be made on CBS Sports HQ.

It’s been well-discussed that Carr is the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr who guided the Wolverines to a split national championship in 1997.

Carr has already stated that he’s looking forward to helping recruit to whichever school he ultimately announces but by the looks of things (check out the looks between him and Marcus Freeman below) it would appear that Notre Dame will be adding a five-star quarterback to their 2024 commitment list early Thursday evening who would be the third-highest ranked quarterback to commit to the Irish since 2000.

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Top Michigan football target sets decision date

This one isn’t looking too good.

This might not be good news for Michigan football fans, at all.

The Wolverines were thought some time ago to be the obvious choice for 2024 Saline (Mich.) five-star quarterback CJ Carr, considering that he’s the grandson of national championship-winning head coach Lloyd Carr. Being a legacy of a head coach who bleeds maize and blue, however, does not appear to keep the younger elite quarterback from likely ending up at a rival school.

The 247Sports Crystal Ball indicates that Carr will end up at Notre Dame, as there have been nine predictions and it 100% points to the Irish.

Fans will know soon enough, as Carr has announced he will make his college choice on Thursday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m on CBS Sports HQ.

While it would obviously be a huge blow, especially from an optics perspective, being that he’s a 2024 prospect, there’s a lot of time between now and when he’ll actually sign with his school of choice.

There have been rumblings that he and fellow elite in-state quarterback Dante Moore, who’s in the 2023 class, do not want to end up at the same institution. Moore has also been trending towards the Irish, so if Carr does end up at ND, it could help loosen the Detroit (Mich.) King five-star toward the idea of staying home.

Either way, with two elite quarterbacks in-state, Michigan has to find a way to land one or the other, if not both. At the moment, it doesn’t look likely it’ll get either.

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MSU target, 2024 5-star QB CJ Carr to announce college decision on Thursday

An elite quarterback prospect in the 2024 class will make his college decision later this week

An elite quarterback prospect in the 2024 class will make his college decision later this week, and the Spartans in the thick of it.

Five-star quarterback CJ Carr of Saline, Mich. will announce his college commitment on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. Carr is the grandson of longtime Michigan football head coach Lloyd Carr.

Carr is ranked as the No. 5 quarterback and No. 24 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2024 class. He’s also rated as the top player from Michigan.

Michigan State is one of six schools still in the running for Carr. The other five schools are Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Georgia and LSU.

Notre Dame is the projected frontrunner to land Carr, with numerous crystal ball predictions favoring the Fighting Irish. But we will officially find out later this week if the Spartans can grab an elite signal-caller in the 2024 class.

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